Table 2

Estimated cell phone use rates in New York and Connecticut by gender, age, and vehicle type percentage (95% CI)

New YorkConnecticut: all waves combined
Pre-lawPost-law
December 2001/March 2002March 2003
Gender
    Male2.4 (2.0 to 2.8)1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)2.1 (1.8 to 2.5)2.8 (2.6 to 3.1)
    Female2.1 (1.6 to 2.6)1.0 (0.8 to 1.2)2.0 (1.6 to 2.4)3.1 (2.6 to 3.4)
Estimated age (years)
    <253.2 (2.0 to 4.4)1.4 (1.0 to 1.8)2.9 (2.2 to 3.6)3.8 (2.8 to 4.6)
    25–592.4 (2.0 to 2.8)1.1 (0.9 to 1.3)2.1 (1.8 to 2.4)3.2 (2.8 to 3.4)
    60+0.2 (0.0 to 0.4)0.3 (0.0 to 0.6)0.1 (0.0 to 0.2)0.5 (0.2 to 0.8)
Vehicle type
    Car1.7 (1.4 to 2.0)0.7 (0.6 to 0.8)1.6 (1.4 to 1.9)2.6 (2.3 to 2.9)
    Pickup truck2.1 (1.1 to 3.1)1.4 (0.9 to 1.9)3.5 (2.0 to 5.1)2.8 (1.8 to 3.8)
    SUV4.8 (3.3 to 6.3)2.4 (1.8 to 3.0)2.7 (2.0 to 3.4)4.5 (3.3 to 5.3)
    Van/minivan3.2 (2.1 to 4.3)1.2 (0.8 to 1.6)3.0 (2.1 to 3.9)3.7 (2.6 to 4.6)
    Single unit truck4.7 (1.2 to 8.2)2.1 (0.6 to 3.6)1.9 (0.9 to 3.0)2.4 (0.6 to 3.4)
Total 35 minute observations11768256941257128307
Total 10 minute traffic flow observations94920709092348